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Course Info for FYSM - 187 - 01, Fall 2022
Class number: 3519 Title: Race and Religion Department: First Year Sem & Colloq
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 15 Current enrollment: 15 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 End date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, MC - 213 Instructor(s): Koertner, Mareike
Prerequisite(s): This course has seats reserved for first-year students.
Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement
Course Description:
Race and religion shape the identity of the individual and its surrounding society. But how do they do that? In this seminar, students explore past and present dynamics of how religion has been utilized in the United States to oppress and empower communities of color. We will cover the role religion has played in slavery and its abolishment, the racialization of Jewish people, and the cultural genocide of indigenous peoples as well as various religions' impact on the Civil Rights and the Black Power movements, the emergence of liberation theologies, and BLM.